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In 2012, I will: COMPOST More

In 2012, I will: COMPOST More

By Jocelyn J. Anne on December 31, 2011

Turns out, composting is really easy, even clean if you’d like it to be, and there are some surprising things that you can be and should be composting. If you feel a bit lost like I did, here are some basics on how to compost.

Category: Living, Yard+Garden | Tags: apartment composting, compost, composting, how to compost, kitchen composting

Of Keg Cups and Corn Forks: Composting Takes Root at Bonnaroo

Of Keg Cups and Corn Forks: Composting Takes Root at Bonnaroo

By Timothy Hurst on August 5, 2010

Anytime you assemble 75,000 people in one place there will undoubtedly be some waste. But instead of trucking all that waste off to the landfill, organizers at Bonnaroo want to keep the organic waste from ever leaving the festival grounds.

Category: Living, Recycling Services | Tags: bonnaroo, compost, compostable, festivals, Food Waste, music, waste management

Recyclable Lamp Made from Egg Cartons

Recyclable Lamp Made from Egg Cartons

By Becky Striepe on June 17, 2010

Architect and designer Victor Vetterlein normally creates swank loft spaces and modern furniture. His Trash Me Lamp is a little bit different from his other creations. So what makes this lamp extra special? He wanted to “create a product that is born from the trash and returned to the trash after a short but useful [...]

Category: Concept+Design, Innovation | Tags: compost, compostable, lamp, lighting, paper, repurpose, reuse

Four Beautiful Kitchen Composters

Four Beautiful Kitchen Composters

By Becky Striepe on March 30, 2010

Kitchen composting options that go beyond the usual plastic bucket.

Category: Home+Decor, Living | Tags: compost, composters, kitchen

Bokashi: Fighting Smelly Compost and Dirty Water with Microbes

Bokashi: Fighting Smelly Compost and Dirty Water with Microbes

By Becky Striepe on March 2, 2010

The more I read about bokashi the more amazing it sounds! Sometimes used in kitchen composters, this mixture of bran, molasses, and microorganisms is stellar at breaking down food scraps. The key ingredients are bokashi effective microorganisms.

Category: DIY, Living, Yard+Garden | Tags: clean water, compost, composting, DIY

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